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Strength Depth Width Rate Shape Rhythm

EMPTY

Big but soft

and weak

Feels

empty on

heavierpalpation

Qi (&

Blood)deficiency

[SOFT]

Empty +

very soft

slightly

floating

!isappears

with heavy

palpation

"in and

#ing

deficiency

[SCATTERED]

Empty +

very small

superficialbroken up

$evere Qiand blood

deficiency

FULL

Big strong

pounding

against

palpation

E%cess

condition

FLOATIN

$uperficial

buoyant with

very light

palpation butobscured withheavier palpation

floating & tight

or rapid E'F

floating & empty

yin def (rarely

e%treme i

deficiency)

+ *ollow &

eather

DEEP

$inking found

with heavier

palpation

"in organ

conditions,

i & yang def

(weak) or i orblood stasis (full)

[WEA"]

!eep + soft

"ang def

[FIRM]

!eep hard wiry

$tasis and pain

(from cold if

slow)

[#IDDEN]

!eep as if below

bone

$evere yang def

T#IN$FINE

!istinct &

clear like a

fine thread

Blood

deficiency(will fill

out with t%

esp with

mo%a)

[MINUTE]

-hin.fine +

e%tremely

thin and

small

$evere i

and blood

deficiency

WIDE$O%ER&

FLOWIN

!istinct &

broad

/cute

conditions

with heat

[LON]

0ide.overf

lowing +

long

*eat

[S#ORT]

0ide.overf

lowing +

short

Qi deficient

RAPID

1ore than 2 beats

per respiration or

higher than the

given normal rate *eat

[#URRIED]

3apid + agitated &

urgent

Fire e%hausting the

yin

[MO%IN]

3apid + trembling

shaking rapidsomewhat slippery

$hock an%iety

fright or pain

SLOW

ess than 4 beats

per respiration or

lower than thenormal rate

5old

[SLOWED DOWN]

+ 4 beats per

respiration

Normal Pulse Rates

/ge 3ate

674 86+

4796 :4967;2

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Tongue Diagnosis: Body Shape

+'dy Shape C(ini,a( Signi-i,an,e

Thin !eficient blood (pale body)

!eficient yin (red body)

Swollen

$' and.or G yang deficiency with dampness

!amp7heat in $- and $'

*- and $- heat (red body)

/lcoholic to%in (red body)Swollen edges $' i deficiency

Swollen sides 3ising 3 yang or 3 fire

Swollen tip *- Fire blaHing (red body)

*- i deficiency (normal color)

Swollen bet. tip & center ? i def with phlegm retention

Swollen along centercrack

*- fire blaHing (red body)

*- i deficiency (normal color)

Hammer-shaped $- $' and G deficiency

Stiff

E%terior heat invading '5 (red or dark red body)

*eat in@uring body fluids (red body) or *- Fire blaHing

Gnternal wind (normal color)

Flaccid E%hausted i & blood (pale body) E%treme heat in@uring fluids (red body)

G yin deficiency with heat (deep red body)

ong BlaHing *- Fire or 'hlegm7Fire in *-

Short

$' yang defiency internal cold (pale body)

*eat stirring 3 wind (red body)

!eficient body fluids due to heat from e%cess (red bodyw.coating)

!eficient heat (red body w.out coat)

$' yang deficiency with damp and phlegm (pale body andslippery coating)

!racked

*oriHontal cracks, yin deficiency

5racks like ice floaes, $- yin deficiency

-ransverse cracks on sides, $' i deficiency

Iertical cracks in center, *- yin deficiency or blaHing *- fire

-ransverse cracks behind tip, ? yin deficiency

Iery deep central crack with other small cracks, G yindeficiency with heat

oose

Gnterior e%cess heat (red body)

'hlegm7fire clouding *- (red body with slippery coating)

*- i deficiency (pale body)

Numb

*- Blood deficient (pale body)

3 0ind (red or normal color)

0ind7phlegm (slippery coating)

"o#ing *- Fire and internal wind (red body)

$' heat with e%haustion of body fluids (red & dry body)

$ui#ering

$' i deficiency (pale body)

E%treme heat generating internal wind (red body)

5ollapse of *- and $' i (pale body)

5ollapse of yang (pale and thin body)

Rolled *eat from e%cess (tip rolled over)

!ef heat (tip rolled under)

Tooth marked $' i deficiency

%lcerated

BlaHing *- fire (red body)

*- heat from G yin def (red and peeled body)

$' and G heat (red body)

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Tongue Diagnosis: Body Color, Tip-Root/Let Right

+'dy C'('r C(ini,a( Signi-i,an,e

Pale $lightly dry, blood deficiency

0et, yang deficiency

Pale bright and shin' Qi and blood deficiency particular of $- and $'

Red 0ith coating, heat in the nutritive or blood levels

0ithout coating, yin deficiency with heat

Red and wet *eat with retention of damp

Red and dr'

0ith coating, heat from e%cess burning body fluids

0ithout coating, deficiency heat and e%haustion of body

fluids

Red and shin' $tomach or G yin deficiency

Red with red points or spots *eat with blood stasis

Red with pricles *eat in the nutritive level or in the upper or middle burner

Red w(a purple spot in center Blood stasis and heat in $-

Red and peeled *eat from $- and G yin deficiency

)ark red with a dr' center $- fire blaHing or $- yin deficiency with heat

Reddish purple *eat and blood stasis

Reddish purple and distended E%treme heat with blood stasis and to%in from alcoholin@uring the *eart

*luish purple Blood stasis from internal cold

*luish purple and moist Blood stasis from internal cold stiffening the tendons and

bones

*lue $evere internal cold with blood stasis

*lue without coating $evere internal cold with stasis and e%haustion of blood

*lue central surface $' yang deficiency with retention of phlegm in chest

*lue in a pregnant woman !anger of imminent miscarriage

)istended #eins on underside of

tongue

!eficiency and stagnation of i

Gf veins also dark, blood stasis

Tip&R''t Le-t&Right

*od' !olor-ip and root of different color,

stagnation of i or blood

!ifferent color on left and right, i

stagnation

*od' Shape

/) 0hole tongue swollen tip

more so, long7term problemimbalance between *- and G

B) Jnly tip swollen, overwork

Jnly one side swollen with red points,ipsilateral malnourishment of channels

!oating

"ellow coating on one side only,/) AB heat affecting the $-

B) Gpsilateral phlegm in the chest

"oisture

-ip red & dry root dirty &swollen,

defective transformation of body

fluids

Jne side wetter,movement of fluids in the chestC

ung i problem

A hea(thy t'ng)e .'dy ha* the -'(('/ing 0)a(itie*1

Gt is supple in shape

Gt is pale red & fresh looking.vibrant in color (due to healthy heart i and blood) (the

color of fresh lamb) -he color should be coming from the back of the tongue with

consistency

Gt has a thin white coating (due to healthy $- i regulating digestion)

Gt is rooted (due to inherited i from the kidney and acuired i from the stomach)

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Tongue Diagnosis: Coating

C'ating C(ini,a( Signi-i,an,e

+hite or white and thin 0ind cold or damp in the e%terior (or normal)

+hite thin and slipper' E%terior attack of damp7cold

+hite thick and slipper' !amp in the middle @iao

5old w.food retention in the $-

+hite thin and dr'

Blood deficiency (body pale)

"ang deficiency (body pale)

E%terior attack of wind7cold or wind7heat

? fluids in@ured (body color normal)

E%terior attack of dryness (body color normal)

+hite thick and wet

E%terior attack of wind7cold (body color normal)

Gnterior damp7cold in the middle @iao (body color

normal)

+hite thick and dr' !irty fluids in the interior with heat

+hite thick and greas' "ang deficiency with food retention or dampness

+hite thick greas' and slipper' $' yang deficiency with damp7cold or phlegm

+hite thick greas' and dr' !amp with e%haustion of body fluids or heat+hite rough and cracked /ttack of summer heat in@uring the i (i level)

+hite stick' and greas' !amp or phlegm in middle @iao

E%terior attack of damp at the i level

+hite and mold' G and $- yin deficiency

!amp7to%in in the interior

,ellow or pale 'ellow

E%terior attack of wind7heat

0ind7cold turning into heat

!amp7heat in the chest and middle @iao

,ellow and slipper' !amp heat

)irt' 'ellow !amp7heat in the $- and intestines

,ellow stick' and greas' *eat and phlegm

,ellow root white tip E'F @ust changing to heat and penetrating the interior

*ilateral 'ellow strips rest white *eat in the 3 and AB

Half-'ellow half-white and R *eat in the 3.AB

/ra'(/ra' wet and slipper' !amp7cold in the $'

/ra' and dr' *eat from e%cess

*lack(*lack slipper' and greas' !amp7cold in the $- and intestines

*ilateral black on white 5old from deficiency of middle burner (wet)

*eat from e%cess in the $- and $' (dry)

+hite coat black points E'G penetrating to the interior and transforming into

heat

+hite coating black prickles -rue cold false heat

5old turned into heat*lack cntr white & slipper' sides $' yang deficiency with damp7cold in the interior

*lack dr' and cracked E%haustion of G

"ang deficiency with interior cold

+hite and 'ellow

0hite center yellow rest, E'F @ust penetrating

interior & changing to heat

"ellow in center white around, interior heat @ust

starting to clear

+hite and gra'

0hite gray and moist, damp cold on the interior

0hite gray and dirty, damp7cold or phlegm of long

standing

*alf white half gray, cold half e%terior half interior

+hite gra' and black white in !amp in $'